Question 1

All of the following statements regarding Thomas Jefferson are true except he

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A) kept a slave as a mistress. 
B) sold slaves as punishment. 
C) believed free whites and blacks could live together 
D) insisted that slavery was wrong. 
E) gave away slaves as gifts. 
A) kept a slave as a mistress. 
B) sold slaves as punishment. 
C) believed free whites and blacks could live together 
D) insisted that slavery was wrong. 
E) gave away slaves as gifts.

Question 2

The primary crop of the lowcountry was

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A) tobacco. 
B) rice. 
C) cotton. 
D) wheat. 
E) potatoes. 
A) tobacco. 
B) rice. 
C) cotton. 
D) wheat. 
E) potatoes.

Question 3

In 1789,a major slave revolt was carried out in ____________________.

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The answer of In 1789,a major slave revolt was carried...

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-task system

Accepted Answer

A form of slave labor organization emplo

Question 5

The slaveholding senator from South Carolina who stated that "cotton is king" was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The slaveholding senator from South Carolina who...

Question 6

Compared to long-staple cotton,short-staple cotton was

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A) more delicate. 
B) only cultivated on the Sea Islands. 
C) unprofitable before the 1790s. 
D) easy to process by hand. 
E) all of these choices 
A) more delicate. 
B) only cultivated on the Sea Islands. 
C) unprofitable before the 1790s. 
D) easy to process by hand. 
E) all of these choices

Question 7

Slave families were always

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A) large. 
B) small. 
C) vulnerable. 
D) recognized. 
E) discouraged. 
A) large. 
B) small. 
C) vulnerable. 
D) recognized. 
E) discouraged.

Question 8

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Eli Whitney

Accepted Answer

Northern inventor of the cotto

Question 9

As the Civil War approached,the number of southerners who owned at least one slave was

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A) nearly seventy percent. 
B) decreasing. 
C) increasing by ten percent a year. 
D) no more than forty percent. 
E) undocumented. 
A) nearly seventy percent. 
B) decreasing. 
C) increasing by ten percent a year. 
D) no more than forty percent. 
E) undocumented.

Question 10

Nat Turner's Rebellion killed ____________________ people.

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The answer of Nat Turner's Rebellion killed ____________________ people....

Question 11

The primary reason Chesapeake slaves were sold was

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A) to make money for the owner. 
B) as punishment. 
C) to reduce the threat of rebellions. 
D) to control the overall slave population. 
E) to become "breeders." 
A) to make money for the owner. 
B) as punishment. 
C) to reduce the threat of rebellions. 
D) to control the overall slave population. 
E) to become "breeders."

Question 12

Slave rebellions had little chance of success in the southern United States because

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A) plantations were generally enclosed by fences. 
B) the white population was large. 
C) slaves were more interested in freedom in the next world. 
D) slaves were chained together at night. 
E) few whites had weapons. 
A) plantations were generally enclosed by fences. 
B) the white population was large. 
C) slaves were more interested in freedom in the next world. 
D) slaves were chained together at night. 
E) few whites had weapons.

Question 13

The task system encouraged slaves to work hard without supervision.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Lowcountry was not a center of plantation slavery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In southern yeoman farm communities,slaves did most of the fieldwork.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In 1789,a major slave revolt was carried out in

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A) Virginia. 
B) Cuba. 
C) Haiti. 
D) Florida. 
E) Brazil. 
A) Virginia. 
B) Cuba. 
C) Haiti. 
D) Florida. 
E) Brazil.

Question 17

Cotton belt planters did little to improve the cultivation of cotton.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The international slave trade ended in

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A) 1790. 
B) 1803. 
C) 1808. 
D) 1812. 
E) 1852. 
A) 1790. 
B) 1803. 
C) 1808. 
D) 1812. 
E) 1852.

Question 19

Denmark Vesey was betrayed by slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 1790,Chesapeake planters saw falling prices for

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A) cotton. 
B) corn. 
C) wheat. 
D) tobacco. 
E) livestock. 
A) cotton. 
B) corn. 
C) wheat. 
D) tobacco. 
E) livestock.

Exam 9: The Old South, 1790-1850

All of the following statements regarding Thomas Jefferson are true except he

The primary crop of the lowcountry was

In 1789,a major slave revolt was carried out in ____________________.

IDENTIFICATIONS -task system

The slaveholding senator from South Carolina who stated that "cotton is king" was ____________________.

Compared to long-staple cotton,short-staple cotton was

Slave families were always

IDENTIFICATIONS -Eli Whitney

As the Civil War approached,the number of southerners who owned at least one slave was

Nat Turner's Rebellion killed ____________________ people.

The primary reason Chesapeake slaves were sold was

Slave rebellions had little chance of success in the southern United States because

The task system encouraged slaves to work hard without supervision.

The Lowcountry was not a center of plantation slavery.

In southern yeoman farm communities,slaves did most of the fieldwork.

In 1789,a major slave revolt was carried out in

Cotton belt planters did little to improve the cultivation of cotton.

The international slave trade ended in

Denmark Vesey was betrayed by slaves.

In 1790,Chesapeake planters saw falling prices for

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